The afternoon sun was exceptionally bright, and the statue of Jiang Zhan stood lifelike in front of the training grounds of the East China Martial Arts Academy, bathed in sunlight.
Apart from Huangfu Weixia and Xia Dong, the students of the East China Martial Arts Academy, arranged by grade, stood in four formations on the training grounds, awaiting Jiang Wuming's arrival.
Although it was still ten minutes before the scheduled class time, they stood there as they did during regular classes, their bodies as straight as spears.
They were welcoming Jiang Wuming in this manner, and also showing him respect!
Jiang Wuming, by defeating Tiger as a nine-star martial artist and killing Akita Hideko, had created a new legend in the martial arts world, becoming an idol in the hearts of the students of the East China Martial Arts Academy – they were proud to be Jiang Wuming's students!
"Teacher Wuming is here!"
"Welcome Teacher Wuming!"
"Teacher Wuming, the eternal god!"
"Teacher Wuming, I love you!!"
Immediately, as Jiang Wuming entered the training grounds with Xia Dong, the entire training grounds erupted in a frenzy. Almost all the students were like they had been injected with chicken blood, their faces flushed with excitement, and they shouted loudly.
Amidst the cheers, Xia Dong proudly held her head high and walked into the formation, while Jiang Wuming waved for the students to quiet down and walked towards the platform at the front of the training grounds.
At the same time, Huangfu Weixia, dressed in a red martial arts uniform, heard the deafening cheers as she rapidly approached the training grounds and couldn't help but stop.
She had arrived at the school ten minutes earlier, but she had encountered several teachers from the East China Martial Arts Academy in front of the school's office building. Those teachers had earnestly inquired about her injuries, causing a delay.
After a brief pause, Huangfu Weixia flashed again, rapidly approaching the training grounds.
At this moment, with only a few minutes left before Jiang Wuming started his class, she could not be late.
About half a minute later, as the cheers on the training grounds gradually subsided, Huangfu Weixia appeared at the entrance of the training grounds.
"Huangfu Weixia is here!"
"Didn't she not enroll in the class? Why is she here?"
Huangfu Weixia's arrival immediately attracted the students' attention. Many cast their eyes on her, and some even whispered amongst themselves.
Huangfu Weixia ignored the gossiping students, gave Jiang Wuming a deep look, and then walked towards her formation.
"Huangfu Weixia, you still have the nerve to attend Teacher Wuming's class?"
"Huangfu Weixia, you clearly have a fiancé, yet you pretended to be single, publicly confessed your feelings to Teacher Wuming, and expressed your affection. How can you be so shameless?"
Just then, a few girls in the formation suddenly shouted at Huangfu Weixia.
"Uh…"
Stunned by what the girls said, Huangfu Weixia stopped in her tracks.
Her mood had been very complicated, and she was somewhat dazed. Now, she was completely bewildered.
"Get out, you're not worthy of attending Teacher Wuming's class!!"
Seeing Huangfu Weixia standing there without saying a word, one of the girls angrily berated her, which was echoed by other students, causing them all to shout in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
Jiang Wuming frowned upon seeing this and was about to intervene when Huangfu Weixia spoke at that moment.
"I... I didn't!"
Huangfu Weixia first let out a wronged roar, trembling all over.
With this roar, she channeled her qi to her dantian, using all her strength.
With this roar, she seemed to be responding to those students, and even more so, she was expressing the suppressed grievances and pain that had been building up for days!
In an instant, the deafening accusations were suppressed by Huangfu Weixia's roar.
The students stopped their accusations and looked at the emotional Huangfu Weixia.
"Before I confessed to Teacher Wuming, I had no boyfriend, let alone a fiancé!"
Huangfu Weixia took a deep breath, stabilized her emotions, and said loudly.
"Don't even try that, you think we don't know?"
"Exactly, the news that you are to be engaged to Wei Qianyuan in three days has spread throughout the entire East China circle. You white lotus, do you still want to lie?"
The two girls who spoke first immediately denied Huangfu Weixia's statement with very sharp words.
All of this stemmed from jealousy.
Huangfu Weixia possessed a family background that ordinary people dreamed of, and she was also beautiful, had a great figure, and exuded elegance, making her the kind of person ordinary girls aspired to be.
In addition to this, she also possessed strong martial arts talent, being one of the three most powerful martial arts prodigies in the entire East China Martial Arts Academy!
Under such circumstances, almost all the girls in the East China Martial Arts Academy envied her, and some of them even developed feelings of jealousy!
When Huangfu Weixia had publicly confessed her affection to the object of their admiration, Jiang Wuming, their jealousy had exploded!
However—
Jealousy was one thing, but at that time, they lacked the confidence to compete with Huangfu Weixia, nor did they have the courage to accuse her.
Now, they had found Huangfu Weixia's sore spot and were attacking her fiercely!
"That's right, the whole of East China is saying that I will be engaged to Wei Qianyuan in three days. This news is true! But this engagement was discussed by the elders of the Huangfu family and the Wei family a few days ago! They discussed it without even informing me – I only found out today, and I strongly oppose this marriage!"
Huangfu Weixia spoke again, her voice very loud. While seemingly responding to the two girls, she was actually trying to communicate with Jiang Wuming.
As for her, she didn't care what outsiders thought of her, nor did she care if outsiders misunderstood her. She only cared about Jiang Wuming's opinion of her!
"Huangfu Weixia, are you joking?"
"Yes, would your elders arrange an engagement for you and Wei Qianyuan without discussing it with you? Do you take us for three-year-olds?"
"Yes, that's simply impossible!!"
This time, as soon as Huangfu Weixia finished speaking, the girls who were jealous and attacking her questioned her one after another.
They simply did not believe what Huangfu Weixia said.
Not only them, but over ninety percent of the students present believed Huangfu Weixia was lying!
After all, Huangfu Weixia's words were illogical and contrary to common sense!
Facing doubts and accusations, Huangfu Weixia no longer explained anything. Instead, she looked through the crowd, searching for Jiang Wuming.
"What classmate Huangfu Weixia said is true."
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
Swish, swish, swish…
In an instant, everyone turned their heads in unison, and clearly saw the source of the voice.
Jiang Wuming.
When the majority of the students present did not believe Huangfu Weixia and were questioning her, Jiang Wuming spoke.
"A few days ago, when Huangfu Weixia was receiving treatment in the Land of Ninjas, her father went to the Land of Ninjas, discharged her from the hospital, and spoke to me privately."
Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Wuming slowly spoke to prove Huangfu Weixia's innocence:
"That day, Huangfu Weixia's father told me that after the elders of the Huangfu family and the Wei family discussed it, they had arranged an engagement for Huangfu Weixia and Wei Qianyuan.
At that time, Huangfu Weixia knew nothing about this matter, and her father had not sought her opinion.
I guarantee with my character that Huangfu Weixia was not lying to you just now!"
Jiang Wuming's voice echoed across the training grounds, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
Under the sunlight, the girls who had attacked Huangfu Weixia out of jealousy, their faces turned ugly, and they shut their mouths.
The students who had followed suit in accusing and questioning Huangfu Weixia cursed themselves for being hasty.
At the same time.
The girl once hailed as a proud daughter of heaven stood tall in the crowd, dressed in red as always, her body straight, her head held high proudly.
Facing the sunlight, she looked at the figure etched deep within her heart. The grievance on her face bloomed into a radiant smile.
Perhaps the sunlight was too glaring, her eyes were red, but she stubbornly refused to let tears fall!